By Peter West
EdWeek July 28, 2010
For the past century, sheets of paper, imprinted with ink and bound between cardboard covers, have been the state-of-the-art classroom information system.
Small wonder, then, that Joseph Spagnola, the Illinois state superintendent of schools, caused a stir last month when he publicly advocated equipping every student in the state with a laptop computer rather than a stack of textbooks.
This page will explore options for school districts to become paper free and to eliminate and/or reduce the use of traditional textbooks.
Texas Board of Education: Paving the Way for Digital Textbooks
Reads Like a Book
By Peter WestEdWeek July 28, 2010
For the past century, sheets of paper, imprinted with ink and bound between cardboard covers, have been the state-of-the-art classroom information system.
Small wonder, then, that Joseph Spagnola, the Illinois state superintendent of schools, caused a stir last month when he publicly advocated equipping every student in the state with a laptop computer rather than a stack of textbooks.
The Future of Textbooks: Ebooks in the Classroom